Question

【题目】Once upon a time there lived a cloth businessman in a village with his wife and two children. They were quite rich. They had a beautiful hen which laid an egg every day. It was not an ordinary egg, rather, a golden egg. But the man was not satisfied with what he got daily.

The man wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at one go. So, one day he thought hard and at last got a plan. He decided to kill the hen and got all the eggs together.

So, the next day when the hen laid a golden egg, the man caught it, took a sharp knife, and cut its body open. There was nothing but blood all around. He was very sad because now he would not get even one single egg.

His life was going on smoothly with one golden egg a day. But now, he himself made his life miserable(悲惨的). His greed(贪婪) made him poorer and poorer day by day. At last, he became a beggar.

How foolish he was!

【1】How many people were there in the businessman’s home?

A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.

【2】Why does the author say it was not an ordinary egg?

A. Because it was beautiful.

B. Because the hen was beautiful.

C. Because it was a golden egg.

D. Because the hen only laid one egg each day.

【3】Which is correct according to the passage?

A. The man thought there were many golden eggs in the hen’s body.

B. The man killed the chicken because he didn’t like it.

C. The man killed the chicken for its meat.

D. The man didn’t want the hen to lay eggs any more.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Everyone should get a hen.

B. Everyone should treat his hen well.

C. One should always desire more to get more.

D. One should remain satisfied with what he gets.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】试题这篇寓言通过布商杀鸡取卵的故事，告诉人们，人不应该渴望太多，要对得到的东西感到满意，这样才会永远幸福。

【1】题意：这位商人家里有多少人？考查数字理解和细节理解题。根据第一句Once upon a time there lived a cloth businessman in a village with his wife and two children.，可知有布商、妻子和两个孩子，共四人，故选C。

【2】题意：为什么作者说它不是普通的蛋？考查细节理解题。根据It was not an ordinary egg, rather, a golden egg.，可知是金蛋，故选C。

【3】题意：根据段落哪个是正确的？考查细节理解题。A. The man thought there were many golden eggs in the hen’s body. 那人以为母鸡体内有许多金蛋。B. The man killed the chicken because he didn’t like it. 那人杀了鸡是因为他不喜欢它。C. The man killed the chicken for its meat.那人为了鸡肉而杀了鸡。D. The man didn’t want the hen to lay eggs any more.

这个人不想再让母鸡下蛋了。根据第二段开头The man wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at one go. 想从母鸡那里弄到所有的金蛋，可知他认为母鸡体内有很多金蛋，故选A。

【4】题意：从这篇文章中我们能了解到什么？考查综合理解题。A. Everyone should get a hen. 每个人都应该得到母鸡。B. Everyone should treat his hen well.每个人都应该好好对待他的母鸡。C. One should always desire more to get more. 人们应该渴望得到更多。D. One should remain satisfied with what he gets.一个人应该对自己得到的东西感到满意。根据布商的结局At last, he became a beggar.和作者的感叹How foolish he was!，可知人不应该渴望太多，要对得到的东西感到满意，故选D。